The more they oppose, the more it shows that I am doing the right thing

The light of judgment acts on the part of the brain, the center where the soul resides.

The brain has the highest resistance to magic in the entire body, and An Su couldn't create such a spell himself, so he had to choose a part with lower resistance.

An Su began to display his ingenious ideas.

At seven in the morning, An Su could read for six minutes, enough to go through two hundred and forty magic circuits.

At eight a.m., An Su could go through three hundred magic circuits in one go.

At eight-thirty a.m., An Su selected the only suitable circuit from the three hundred he had reviewed to understand.

By five in the afternoon, An Su had completed his understanding.

At six in the evening, looking at the slowly rising twilight, His Excellency Merlin finally revealed a relieved smile.

His vacation was coming to an end.

He had come to terms with it.

No longer struggling.

Merlin looked at An Su, whose soul had shattered countless times. The more he persisted, the more intense the agony became. Ordinary magicians would collapse after half an hour, but An Su had persisted for three whole days.

An Su could now brag about controlling the God of Law for three days.

Truth be told, An Su's approach was quite clever.
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He couldn't possibly review all three thousand magic circuits, but by only looking at a part and selecting one to copy, his thought process was innovative.

Merlin thought of the term 'grafting.'

Grafting technique for magic creation.

This term originated with the Druid School, taking a small branch from a towering tree and nurturing it independently, eventually growing a tree that was uniquely their own.

Derived from the same source as the original magic, yet capable of evolving a unique path.

Merlin, with narrowed eyes, was watching An Su as well as the magic circuit in his hands.

The circuit became clearer and more lively as An Su traced it with his thoughts.

The original configuration was continuously adapted, whether by addition or modification.

That trunk was sprouting fine vessels, absorbing nutrients from around, growing steadily, and birthing new green shoots.

A [Judgment Light] with An Su's characteristics was slowly taking shape!

Merlin could never have imagined An Su would succeed, copying the [Judgment Light] of his master at the Saintly Rank while An Su copied his at the time of sainthood.

Even though An Su's branch was just one—only one magic circuit.

But that branch was derived from a towering tree, from divine rank magic, from the highest rank, and it too would grow into the highest rank of towering trees.

Time slowly passed, twilight fell, and dusk began to spread everywhere. When An Su's magic was nearing its end, the stars and sunset mingled once more.

Night descended, the sky a fitful yellow.

Twilight is also the time of demonic invasion, the time when Heaven's gates swing wide open.

The doors of Heaven trembled, and that unsettling breath slowly approached.

[The Priest of War is invading the world]

[The 'Bloodstained Cavalry Roaming the Fields' has entered]

Silver steeds streaked across the sky, with thunder flashing past, revealing the cavalry that shattered the veil of night.

Three days later, the Legion of Pain invaded the world once again.

After their previous failure, they came more prepared this time, with nearly a thousand Angels Envoys.

Each Angel Envoy had a sallow, fierce look, with crimson hair flaring like flames, and their moonlight steeds neighing like thunder; each one a Fourth Order magical beast. With just their breaths, they caused lightning and moonlight to stir, the entire world trembling in sync.

At the same time.

The magic copied from Merlin, now with An Su's distinct touch, was finally complete.

Of course, this was just its initial state.

[Judgment Light]

[Conceptual Magic]

[Rank: Ordinary~Sacred (The rank can be raised as the Magic Circuit is perfected)]

[Effect: The Guardian Angel issues a judgment upon all targets. Beings whose soul values are lower than the caster's will have their hair shorn off (the effect and corresponding concept will escalate with rank)]

[Note: An Su Moningsta is a devout Radiant Saint who, after years of research, firmly believes that being bald is also a rare branch of Holy Light.]

"...Shall we test the effects of the magic?"

What a terrifying magic.

After a moment of silence, Merlin pointed at the Legion of Pain behind him,

With a respectful expression, having lived so many years, he had finally witnessed a true genius of the Holy Light.

Damn, his understanding of Holy Light went even deeper than his own!

Let's call the initial state of this sacred magic, 'Initial Holy Magic!'